Book · recommended on 4 episodes
Stolen Focus
Johann Hari ISBN 059313852X
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Johann Hari ISBN 059313852X
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This book by Johann Hari has come up 4 times across 2 different shows: Diary of a CEO, Tim Ferriss. 2 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Chris Sacca, Johann Hari, Jonathan Haidt. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2021-05-31 and the most recent from 2025-01-23. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Is your ability to focus and pay attention in free fall? You are not alone. The average office worker now focuses on any one task for just three minutes. But it's not your fault. Your attention didn't collapse. It has been stolen. Internationally bestselling author Johann Hari shows twelve deep factors harming our focus. Once we understand them, together, we can take back our minds.
“stolen focus by Jonathan Harari you know that one just amazing I think it's like the best like digital detox”— Chris Sacca
The guest here is Chris Sacca: Billionaire venture capitalist, early backer of Twitter and Uber, founder of climate fund Lower Carbon Capital, and former Shark Tank investor. Chris Sacca on raising resilient kids, saying no, the analog-craving backlash to AI, and betting on clean energy and community.
“turn off your notifications, get your attention back. Read Johann Hari's book Stolen Focus. So you can make yourself 10 or 15 IQ points smarter”— Jonathan Haidt
The guest here is Jonathan Haidt: Social psychologist at NYU's Stern School of Business; author of The Happiness Hypothesis, The Righteous Mind, and (with Greg Lukianoff) The Coddling of the American Mind; founder of Heterodox Academy. Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt on antifragility, moral pluralism, why universities and kids are breaking, and getting smarter, stronger, more sociable.
“obviously i talk about this a lot in the book stolen focus about this there are changes we can all make in our lives”— Johann Hari
The guest here is Johann Hari: Bestselling author of Stolen Focus and Lost Connections; journalist who interviewed 250 experts worldwide on attention and focus. Johann Hari explains why our attention is collapsing, the twelve causes behind it, and how to reclaim our focus individually and collectively.
“it's called stolen focus why you can't focus and how to think deeply again”— Johann Hari
The guest here is Johann Hari: Journalist and author of Lost Connections, Chasing the Scream and Stolen Focus, known for decade-long investigations into addiction, depression and attention. Johann Hari argues depression, anxiety and addiction are signals of unmet needs and disconnection, not just broken brain chemistry.
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